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Teacher Training

Interested in Teacher Training?

Asha offers both a 200 and 500 registered by Yoga Alliance teacher training. In this training you will explore the many layers of asana, pranayama, Sanskrit, anatomy and most important philosophy (Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra’s translated by Swami Satchidananda)

200 Hour teacher training is set to begin at the end of February 2014 anchored at Onewith8 and graduate May 11, 2014.

500 Hour teacher training is set to begin September 2014 through May 2015.

After much consideration and interest from teachers I am launching the 500 hour teacher training.

Because of the nature of timing with scheduling visiting teachers and coordinating with Satya Yoga’s 200 hour teacher training starting at the same time, application deadline is August 10, 2014. Please visit www.LisaAshaRapp.com to download application.

The cost of the program is $3000.00 and will run along the same time line as Satya Yoga 200 hour teacher training.

Here are some of the details:

Prerequisite reading:

Jivamukti Yoga by David Life and Sharon Gannon
Yoga and Vegetarianism by Sharon Gannon
Yoga Assists by David Life and Sharon Gannon
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra’s translation by Sri Swami Satchidananda
Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran
An Offering of Leaves and Sweeping the Dust by Ruther Lauer-Manenti

Each teacher trainee will begin each session with chant of choice to teach to the group chosen from the Jivamukti Chant Book and a dharma talk/Sutra/Gita teaching to bring to the group. This builds within a teacher the ability and discipline of personal study of scripture and helps to cultivate voice, articulation and projection in teaching. Each lesson introduced to the group will be a core topic of discussion for the session.

Final 10 day intensive at the end of training with Lisa final dates TBD.

Weekly Assignments:

Weekly home work will be assigned and individual sessions to follow up on assignments will be scheduled with Lisa.

Participating from afar:
For those of you taking on this training from far away this will take some serious discipline on your part. My suggestion to you is not to miss the intensive, this plants the seed of connection to the group which is crucial. I would also suggest you find a yoga buddy where you are to help keep you engaged. I believe you can do it but stay interested and disciplined.

Participating from afar for me:
This too will take discipline and constant study on my part, this is something I have been preparing for and feel ready for. I will be available for personal FaceTime/Skype sessions when needed.

Advice:
Don’t panic, this should be something you are looking forward to. I took great care in offering this with the help of teachers that will blend well together that will apply the hard work it will take to do this with some tricky dynamics to contend with.

The initial 500 hour group is are solid, loving and supportive teachers but they worked very hard and together to sustain the bond they built and continue to do so. You can too.

This is a wonderful opportunity that I feel very honored to offer as Hampton Roads is near and dear to my heart and could not be more grateful to Logan as she is a key player in helping to pull this together.

I offer this with deep gratitude to those teachers who will help me along the way of this extraordinary opportunity and journey.